AutoFax

Automated hourly fax sender for insurance claim submissions. Sends your claim via Sinch's fax API every hour and generates a printable HTML report documenting every attempt and its status -- useful for showing HR or the insurance company that their fax system is rejecting claims.

Quick Start (Windows GUI)

If someone gave you AutoFax.exe on a flash drive:

1. Double-click AutoFax.exe
2. Fill in the Sinch credentials (Project ID, Key ID, Key Secret, From Number)
3. Set the destination fax number
4. Click Browse and select your claim PDF
5. Click Start Hourly Faxing

Config is saved next to the exe, so it remembers your settings. Reports are generated in a reports/ folder next to the exe -- open fax_report.html in a browser and print it for HR.

Building the Windows Executable

On a Windows machine with Python 3.10+ installed:

build_windows.bat

This produces dist/AutoFax.exe -- a single self-contained file you can copy to a flash drive.

Sinch Account Setup

1. Sign up at dashboard.sinch.com
2. Go to Numbers and purchase a fax-enabled number
3. Go to Settings > Access Keys and create a key pair
4. Note your Project ID (shown at the top of the dashboard)
5. Configure:

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your Sinch credentials and the destination fax number

Test for free: Use +19898989898 as the destination number to simulate fax delivery without charges.

Linux/Server Setup (CLI + cron)

1. Add Your Claim

Place your claim PDF in the claims/ directory:

cp /path/to/your/claim.pdf claims/

2. Install & Start

chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

This will:

• Create a Python virtual environment
• Install dependencies
• Set up an hourly cron job
• Auto-remove the cron after 7 days

3. Manual Test

venv/bin/python autofax.py

Reports

After each fax attempt, a printable HTML report is generated at reports/fax_report.html. Open it in a browser and print to PDF for HR. It includes:

• Timestamp of every attempt
• Delivery status (DELIVERED, FAILED, QUEUED)
• Confirmation IDs
• Error details for failures

Notifications

Optional push notifications via ntfy. Configure in .env (CLI) or in the GUI settings.

Uninstall (CLI)

./uninstall.sh

Cost

Sinch pricing: $0.045/page flat rate, no monthly commitment. 30 faxes x 5 pages = 150 pages = ~$7 total.